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Guatemala, Ixlama

Guatemala, Ixlama

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Your new daily driver with a chocolatey body and notes of caramel and apple.

  • Chocolate
  • Apple
  • Caramel
Roast: Medium

Best for drip, french press and espresso

Size
Grind size
  • Roasted in small batches in Huntsville, AL
  • Ships everywhere via USPS
  • Wednesday porch & office delivery in 35801, 35802, 35803, 35763, 35810 · Details
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The story

Grown by 120 family producers in Huehuetenango

Half Bourbon and half Caturra, this coffee was grown at 1,524 to 1,830 meters above sea level.

Shade grown by family producers, the lot was brought together after harvest at Transcafe's mill in CaserĂ­o Teogal, Aldea San MartĂ­n, near the town of Todos Santos.

The coffee was sun-dried on cement patios for four days, then finished in guardiolas, a coffee dryer patented by a Guatemalan inventor in 1872. Finally it was sorted by color and density for a consistent, clean cup.

Ixlama brings together some of our favorite cultivars from one of our favorite growing regions.

It's the work of 120 family producers in the municipalities of San Pedro Necta and La Libertad. Many producers here identify as Maya, speak one of the seven local languages, and work their farms dressed in the colorful, hand-loomed textiles of their individual communities.

We waited two years to get this coffee, and we finally locked in a supply from the recent harvest. You're going to love it.

Why we picked it: We picked this coffee because it conveys the classic characteristics of Huehuetenango like rich sweetness and a balanced body, without the acidity being overly vibrant. Plenty of cocoa notes, and a pleasant malic brightness (think: green apple).

Origin
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Producers
120 family producers, San Pedro Necta & La Libertad
Altitude
1,500 - 1,850 MASL
Variety
Bourbon, Caturra
Process
Washed
Roast
Medium

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